やや小さい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | やや小さい | やや小さくない |
| Polite | やや小さいです | やや小さくないですalso やや小さくありません |
| Past polite | やや小さかったです | やや小さくなかったですalso やや小さくありませんでした |
| Past | やや小さかった | やや小さくなかった |
| Te-form | やや小さくて | やや小さくなくて |
| Adverbial | やや小さく | |
| Conditional | やや小さければ | やや小さくなければ |
| Tara conditional | やや小さかったら | やや小さくなかったら |
Expresses that something is somewhat small, often with a nuance of being slightly smaller than expected or desired.
Antonyms: やや大きい
These shoes are a bit small, so please give me a slightly larger size.
His voice was on the small side and couldn't be heard from the back seats.
Compound of やや (yaya, 'slightly') and 小さい (chiisai, 'small').